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fjord

[fyawrd, fyohrd, fyohr, fyoor] / fjɔrd, fjoʊrd, fjoʊr, fjʊər /
NOUN
narrow inlet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


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And the team’s official World Cup photo features the players dressed as Nordic warriors, weapons in hand, posed before a scenic fjord with long boats in the background.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

Last summer a giant wave swept through a remote fjord in southeast Alaska leaving destruction in its wake.

From BBC May 6, 2026

This was followed by a four-hour trip by fishing boat to the entrance of the fjord, before a final dogsled to the base.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 2026

"In winter, everything is white, and if you are flying in a helicopter, for example, and have to monitor an area, you cannot see if a snowmobile has been driven down to a fjord."

From Barron's Jan. 28, 2026

Unless you have sailed down the Oslo- fjord like this yourself on a tranquil summer’s day, you cannot imagine what it is like.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

But the most Norwegian thing about this man from the fjords who looks and plays like a Viking is how he was raised as a boy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

It was only a few days ago that the horde from the fjords was in Boston taking over the subway system before their team’s first match, a 4-1 victory over Iraq.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Alaska is especially vulnerable to megatsunamis because of its steep mountains, narrow fjords and frequent earthquakes.

From BBC May 6, 2026

Hunters increasingly have to sail farther along the jagged coast of Sisimiut, navigating into the fjords for several hours to find them.

From Barron's Feb. 10, 2026

Then we jumped on a ferry to Scandinavia and took a tour of the fjords.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez




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